the third winter storm in a week heads our way. >> when will it start, and how much will we get? >> this is 9 news now. attack of the snowflakes part three. s it opens everywhere on friday. >> topper has seened the latest info on this coming store. >> we're going to tell you how much is going to fall, let's go right to the graphics. i'm not trying to scare you here, but i want you to be prepared. tomorrow is the day to make hay and do your errands. first call, 10 to 20 inches. a fairly wet snow with surface temperatures 28 to 32. we may even have power outages because of this storm. you can go to pepco.com. our third snow it will start

snowing with temps above freezing but it really starts cranking friday night. the winter storm watch covers the entire area friday night through saturday day. the storm right now is going to three high clouds into tennessee. and moisture as far as missouri. that's our storm headed our way. i'll come back with a look at our wake up weather in just a bit. this is only, i was only doing about 14 miles an hour. >> wow, we're going to take a look at what to do, if you spin out of control on the icy roads, that's coming up at 11:15. crime scene investigators usually solve crimes in prime time dramas, but in real life, mistakes may be endangering one of the most high profile cases in recent d.c. history. gary is live. >> reporter: the acase of the

accused killer of chandra levy is seeing some embarrassing mistakes. a male, presumably, a cop or tech got his dna on her type. and prosecutors misplaced or lost a hair sample found on the body in rock creek park. >> i'm not surprised by that information. there have been mistakes made from the very beginning, and it's what happens in washington, d.c. >> reporter: capitol hill intern san chandra levy was reported missing in 2001. the case became a natural infat ration. her body was discovered in rock creek park a year later. police charging mark with her murder. now the mishandled evidence. >> a defense attorney could say there has been tampering of the

evidence. the defense attorney could say that. someone in law enforcement may want to cover up something. >> reporter: we asked, but were told quote, the police department captain discuss a case before the court. the prosecutor said the answer is no comment. >> they've hidden things. they've mistreated information. that's mistreated our family. it's been going on for years. >> reporter: the murder case is currently scheduled for october. thank you, meantime our nation's intelligence leaders say a terror attack could be likely within the next 3 to 6 months. these terror groups are thought to be smaller group, and intend to use simpler methods of attack. >> the threat itself could be any number of things.

we've seen most recently with abdulmutallab the attack, the attempted christmas day bombing on an airplane. other than that it could be shopping malls or mass transit systems to larger scale attacks like we saw on 9/11. >> the experts say officials are paying closer attention to terror suspects on our soil already. a woman is behind bars accused of killing a mother and her child in dale city. natalia wilson is charged with two counts of murder in the stabbing death of a 41-year- old. she was the ex-wife of wilson's current husband. they had been living on columbia pike in arlington. >> i just think it's horrible. it's really scary to think that could happen. just a terrible story. >> one of the victims had been a mail order bride and the

sister of a bulgarian tycoon who was assassinated seven years ago. they say the motive appears to be purely domestic in this case. the fix is finally in for the toyota recalled vehicles. today they started repairing the potentially sticky gas pedals. they will use a small metal and graphite tab. the they expect the customers to start flooding in any day now. >> we're telling our customer it's, plan an an hour. by the time we check the vehicle in, we want to put it in the shop, and complete the recall for the sticky pedal, and also do a complete safety inspection. >> today, ray lahood warned owners to take the vehicles in for repairs as quickly as you can. questions are being raised now about the brakes on the toyota

prius hybrid. there have been eight complaints about the brakes in this country. 77 complaints in japan. the automaker says that problem has yet to cause any accidents. gay marriage in d.c.? another utah lawmaker says not so fast. this time, it's senator bob bennett, he's introduced a bill that would force d.c. to put same-sex marriage on the ballot, before allowing any gay couples to wed. this bill is similar to one introduced in the house. the d.c. council approved gay marriage in december. prosecutors are asking a judge to officially close the case of that deadly shooting at the u.s. holocaust museum. the suspect james von brunn died last month at the age of 89. prosecutors said he opened fire as he entered that museum last june, killing stephen johns. under arrest, 27-year-old

michael gordon of brandy wine. investigators said the trouble went down at a shop. they said he exposed himself to two female shoppers and ogle d another teen. in illinois, a man who broke into a shop and took hostages is now dead. police said he turned the gun on himself after they entered the building. some scary moments for passengers on an american airlines flight from dallas to seattle today. the plane had to be diverted to oklahoma city after passengers heard a banging onboard. the mother of a 6-year-old in colorado is suing her son's school after a teacher duct taped her kid's mouth shut. that teacher has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child abuse charges.

she says she put the tape on the child's mouth and hands after he got unruly. three young children left home alone, a recipe for disaster turns into one when a fire breaks out. i'm about to show you what not to do. spinning out of control, coming up next, i'll tell you how to avoid this. we may actually have slick spots tomorrow, here's your wake up weather. temperatures in the incompetenter 20s to -- upper 20s to low 30s. we'll take you through the rest of thursday.

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three young children left alone in their apartment almost died there today. a fire broke out in the kitchen and that sent toxic smoke into the kid's bedroom. by the time the rescuers burst in, those kids had stopped breathing. one had no pulse at all. but they managed to revive all three of them. >> went down the hallway to the right, did our search, where we had two children on the bed. the middle one i found at the bottom of my feet. >> investigators say the father had headed off to work this

morning, by the time the neighbor showed up, the fire had already started. investigators said the kitchen stove had been left on. police in gaithersburg need your help to find this robber. you've got info, call the cops. in california, a swarm of teens attacks a city worker, and it's caught on tape. we want to warn you, some of these images are disturbing. police say the worker was driving a backhoe. a group of teens started to go over and beat him. officers said the group stole the man's wallet and left him on the side of the road unconscious. >> once the individual goes to the ground, a large group swarms over him that you can't even see anymore. it's difficult to see how many of those were witnessing, or

involved in the assault. >> police believe some of the teenagers wanted in the attack go to a nearby high school. this next story goes to a whole new meaning of being caught red handed. in kansas, a dye pack exploding as a robber leaves a bank. police say a woman robbed the fidelity bank branch in january but so far hat not been caught. what do you do if you're one of the thousands who don't have a job despite the fact you're applying all over the place every day? careerbuilder.com has a list of why any of us might not be getting hired. first, you lie. 49% of hiring managers say they've caught a candidate lying on his or her resume. another, you've got series digital dirt. employees use social network sites to research hires. others, you may have acted

board, cocky, or disinterested in the interview. it seems the district ranks number one when it comes to attractive states, and that includes california. they ranked the state based on most stunners per capita. also tallied the hometowns of fashion models. maryland comes in 16th, virginia, 18th. last place? north dakota. super bowl sunday now just four days away. but the big game is also classified as a national security event. right now, security teams are filing into sun life stadium in miami. the main operations compound will be about a mile away from the football stadium. but they will be able to monitor the game from dozens of surveillance cameras. >> what we're doing here for this super bowl is the first of

its kind of terrorism is on everyone's mind. on a daily basis. what we're doing is we're made away of anything that comes up. not only locally, but nationally, and internationally. >> security will pat down every person before they enter the stadium. super bowl xliv air this is sunday, february 7, right here on channel 9, pregame coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. the actual game, about 6:30. a cat lost for 14 months is back with his family, thanks to a pet psychic. nancy ruffner says her cat sam ran out of the house one night and never came back. finally, nancy decided to contact an animal communicator in georgia. told her sam was living in gaithersburg.

she posted more signs, and soon got the call she was waiting for. >> i received a phone call from a gentleman that was doing work. >> the man said he found sam and the pair reunited that night. the cat was only a mile away from its house. nancy says she paid the pet communicator less than $200 for his help. she says that's less than she spent on signs and posters to find her cat. today fans snapped photo after photo of the giant panda at the national zoo and shared their thoughts as they bid a fond goodbye. >> he's a superstar. i think he has a great future. i'm just so glad of the time we've had with him here. >> we'll miss him very much, we really will. maybe the adult momma will have another baby bear for us. with more snow on the way, and hundreds of accidents

possible out there, skidding in the snow is one thing you actually can avoid. >> reporter: here's something to keep in mind. this is about how much of your tire actually touches the ground for each tire. it's about the size of your palm. it's called the contact patch. so it is no surprise how easy it is to skid on dry pavement and in the snow. this is the result of a driver spinning in the snow. >> if i jammed on the brakes, see. >> reporter: the skid car simulates losing control in the snow. a computerized hydraulic system lifts the back or front of the car while it's moving. officer tom take us for a spin. he says there are three moves drivers should not do. >> no sudden braking. no sudden acceleration. >> sudden movement behind the

wheel of a car is a bad thing. >> reporter: so does jerking your steering while. >> vehicle dynamics at 70, and 80 miles per hour are the same at 7 to 14 miles an hour. >> reporter: accelerating causes the front of the car to spin. >> it's better to go off the roadway, with you driving off the roadway, then going sideways off the roadway. >> reporter: then the skid car took me for a ride. with a few more spins, i was getting the hang of it. >> you corrected. >> reporter: that's exactly what he said, have a game plan in mind. you can lesson the spin, and if you drive smart, you can prevent a mishap in the first place. >> the three rules you should incorporate all the time. drive with your head up. look where you want to go. and minimize sudden reactions behind the wheel of a car. >> reporter: experts say you always want to keep your car as balanced as possible. experts say it takes about 5 to 10 seconds to stop your car on dry pavement, but five times of

that at least on wet pavement, snow, and ice. you're talking about a 35, 25 to 35 seconds to stop your car on a 3500-pound vehicle. in washington, 9 news now. >> very good. >> very interesting stuff. we'll take you through the next three days out of the gate. tomorrow is a day to make hay. do your errands. 43degrees, partly cloudy skies. snow begins on friday, we're bringing it in a little early. closer to noon as opposed to 3:00 p.m. heavy snow friday night. it takes most of saturday to get out of here. upper 30s friday. that will actually take a while for the snow to accumulate until we get down to the freezing mark. then saturday, temperatures will struggle to get back up to about freezing. not to scare you, but want you to be prepared. the timeframe is now noon friday through saturday. the first call, 10 to 20

inches. could be some rain and sleet mixed in south and east of town. that would dent the a accumulations. much different from the december 19 storm where we had all the arctic air in the world. no question the precipitation type. a different case here. travel will be very difficult after 10:00 on friday night. will you probably get around most of friday afternoon. the weekend is flanking me. overnight, here we go. clearing skies. some slick spots once again. low temps in the 20s. clouds are stubborn right now, but should thin out by morning. your bust out forecast at 4:55, and we should have school tomorrow. mostly sunny by morning. a cold start, 20s and 30s. winds pick up a little bit. northwesterly 10 to 15. by afternoon, a very, very nice day. partly cloudy and seasonal.

winds die down a little bit. northwesterly at about 10. that's a pretty good deal. here is the storm. it's taking shape now. really a tremendous amount of moisture. anytime you pull storms out of the gulf of mexico. they have a tremendous amount of moisture. the latest indications are the storm moves out of the gulf of mexico. moves between hilton head, and wilmington, north carolina. we have that range for you. any event, snow will break out here friday. the question is how long it will snow saturday. whether or not it take as turn to the left or right. already, the next seven days. 42 tomorrow. very nice day. snow heavy at night. tapers off saturday. only 32 saturday. still looking at cold air behind the system. next storm comes in here, not

as potent, but more cold air. the precipitation would be snow all the way to southern maryland upper 20s, and mid-20s on wednesday. >> can you stop adding to these totals? >> that was our first total. our first call. >> by the way folks, an all new dave is right after the news. here's a quick preview. the pentagon now wants to allow gays to serve openly in the military. you know what that means ladies and gentlemen of the jury? more parades. [ applause ] >> by the way, paris hilton will be on with the top 10. dave is on right after 9 news now. you now you can look past an opponent sometimes sometimes can't you? >> that's true. but they forget to take care of their business tonight.

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they called it a trap game for georgetown, smack dab in between duke and villanova came south florida. the big east perennial door mat, a team georgetown is supposed to beat, but they fell into the trap. they had never lost to the bulls at home, but there is a first time for everything. greg trying to prevent it. the hoyas up 9 at the break, looking fine, but the 2nd half was a blowout the other way. mike mercer tied it. the highway yous are -- hoyas shocked at by 8. glad the president didn't come to see

that one. the cavs win by 12, they're tied with duke atop the acc at 5-2. if the wizards could limit their travels. at the garden taking on the knicks tonight. no caron butler with the swollen knee. others trying to fill the void, like nick young. he had 15 off the bench. it just got louder in new york. but they got outscored in the 2nd half by 24. that's larry hughes. knicks by 7. then shoddy defense. harrington could have done his taxes, he was so alone. a report that tiger woods is on the way back. the melbourne herald sun reporting that he will play in

two weeks in arizona. the pga tour won't confirm. today it was national letter of intent for high school players for football. demassa has more high school alums than any other program. it will be split loyalties for all the mannings this weekend, rooting against their hometown team, and against dad's pension fund in favor of your blood. even payton wants to see the saints win a super bowl. just not this year. >> the saints were my team growing up. now i'm a colts fan, i'm a giants fan, obviously and certainly i've always kept up

with the saints. i feel somewhat a part of it, even though i'm on the other side. lakers and grizzlies. rudy gay take as half court shot. but look at the clock there. still 5 seconds left in the game, kobe nail as three, reminding us, it's only a buzzer beater if there is a buzzer. >> that is a lot easier than the 55-footer. >> apparently rudy gay doesn't know that. >> we'll be right back.

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